Inter-practice variation in diagnosing hypertension and diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study in general practice

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Nielen, Markus M J ^a   Schellevis, François G ^a,b   Verheij, Robert A ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 60149105336     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-6     Document Type: Article

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